Once it World Cup Qatar 2022 which had Argentina as the new world champions, eyes returned to rest on the resumption of European football and Buy transfers and passes. Regarding the latter, there are several footballers whose the contracts expire in June 2023 that too they would be free at that time, with a characteristic detail: from January 1 of the following year, those players who end their ties they can freely negotiate to sign to a new team.

Afterward, a review of the most important players to be released in mid-2023;.

Which players are free in 2023?

Lionel Messi

The current best player of the World Cup completes his contract with the psg in June 2023. Although the options of a possible return to Barcelona have been mentioned, or that the man from Rosario could even go to MLS, everything indicates that the Argentine will continue his career in the French capital. According to Fabrizio Romano and Guillem Balagué, Messi has come to a verbal agreement with the French club and the formalization would take place once Lionel returns from his post-World Cup holiday.

Karim Benzema

The last Ballon d’Or winner it is very possible that he will continue wearing the Real Madrid shirt for at least one more season. Although still the club Meringue did not announce the deal, reports say the French forward has settled everything with the White House. At 35 years old, Benzema is still more than a match for today and is a fundamental piece for the Real Madrid.

Toni Kroos

Kroos has commented several times that he wishes to retire at Real Madrid. What is happening is that this could even happen in mid-June 2023, when his contract with the club expires. The midfielder, as he extended his bond with the team Meringue in 2019 to 2023, expressed in the newspaper Sport Bild: “The length of the contract was chosen consciously. 33 would be a good age to retire”. Therefore, the possibility of Kroos leaving football is there despite the fact that it is more than valid..

Luka Modric

Another one of the footballers Real Madrid whose contract expires in June 2023. However, like Benzema, the Croatian would continue at least one more season with the club from the Spanish capital. Modric had a great World Cup with his team and at the age of 37 remains at a very high level, so he continues to be a key player Carlo Ancelotti.

Angel di Maria

say mary He will remain at Juventus until at least June 2023. From there, the Argentine will begin to consider his options, which will certainly be many and varied. It will largely depend on what noodle you want for your career, because it is possible that many European teams will seek to add you to their team, but you may also want to try other experiences or even wear the shirt of Rosario Central again?

Ilkay Gundogan

It plays on City of Manchester since 2016. The different information states that one of the priorities of the English team, from the beginning of 2022, is the renewal of the German. Although no agreement has yet been formalized between the two parties, It is likely that the former Borussia Dortmund midfielder will continue at least one more season with the club citizen.

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Nikolaos Otamendi

He is having a great season both at Benfica like Argentina national team. His contract with the Portuguese club expires in mid-2023 and he will surely have plenty of suitors. According to Fabrizio Romano, the Benfica offered the central defender a two-year contract but the negotiations have not progressed yet and he also commented that the possibility of going to River Platethe club of his loves, It’s not a choice since Otamendi wants to continue in Europe.

Adrien Rabiot

He is one of the most prominent Frenchmen whose contract expires in June 2023. His current player Juventus He performed well at the Qatar 2022 World Cup and his future is uncertain. Currently, there is no negotiation in progress with the Vecchia Signora to expand the link. The midfielder was very close to signing with Manchester United mid-2022 and there might be a chance the English team could look for him again.

Jorginho

The medium is clear about what wants: extends his contract with Chelsea. Despite rumors circulating about the possibility of him playing for Barcelona next season, Joao Santos, the Italian’s representative, clarified the footballer’s intentions to Spanish newspaper Relevo: “I have never met Mateu Alemany. Our priority is the renewal with Chelsea. The only team I have spoken to in the last few weeks is Chelsea.”

David De Gea

It’s on Manchester United since 11 years. Although the link of the Spanish goalkeeper with the Red Devils expires June 2023, In his contract there is an option to extend his union for one more season and it is very likely that this will happen..

The player list is free in 2023

• Lionel Messi (Paris Saint Germain)
• Karim Benzema (Real Madrid)
• Luka Modric (Real Madrid)
• Toni Kroos (Real Madrid)
• Angel Di Maria (Juventus)
• Ilkay Gundogan (Manchester City)
• Nicolas Otamendi (Benfica)
• Adrien Rabiot (Juventus)
• George (Chelsea)
• David De Gea (Manchester United)
• Milan Skriniar (Inter Milan)
• N’Golo Kante (Chelsea)
• Youri Tielemans (Leicester)
• Marcus Thuram (Borussia Monchengladbach)
• Youssouf Mukoko (Borussia Dortmund)
• Evan Dika (Eintracht Frankfurt)
• Wilfried Zaha (Crystal Palace)
• Daichi Kamada (Eintracht Frankfurt)
• Thomas Lemar (Atletico Madrid)
• Leandro Trossard (Brighton)
• Roberto Firmino (Liverpool)
• Marco Asensio (Real Madrid)
• Konrad Leimer (Leipzig)
• Naby Keita (Liverpool)
• Caglar Söyuncü (Leicester)
• Houshem Awar (Lyon)
• Alejandro Grimaldo (Benfica)
• Stephane De Vries (Inter)
• Jonathan Baba (Lille)
• Iñigo Martínez (Athletic Club)
• Mahmoud Dahoud (Borussia Dortmund)
• Ruslan Malinovsky (Atalanta)
• Moussa Dembele (Lyon)
• Nelson Semedo (Wolves)
• Tosin Adarabioyo (Fulham)
• Gerry Mina (Everton)
• Abdoulaye Doucouré (Everton)
• Ben Brereton Diaz (Blackburn)
• Andrea Belotti (Rome)
• Hector Bellerin (Barcelona)
• Marco Reus (Borussia Dortmund)
• Daniel Ceballos (Real Madrid)
• James Rodriguez (Olympian)
• Marcos Alonso (Barcelona)
• Adama Traore (Wolves)
• Daniel Amartey (Leicester)
• Chris Smalling (Rome)
• Jefferson Lerma (Bournemouth)
• Mauro Arrabari (Getafe)
• Matvey Safonov (Krasnodar)
• Jesse Lingard (Nottingham Forest)
• Ryan Kent (Rangers)
• Matias Jensen (Brentford)
• Ellyes Skhiri (Cologne)
• Altay Bayindir (Fenerbahce)
• Mohamed Elyounoussi (Southampton)
• Mateus Uribe (Porto)
• Sergi Canos (Brentford)
• Tom Davies (Everton)
• Nathan Redmond (Besiktas)
• Benjamin Andre (Lille)
• Joel Veltman (Brighton)
• Ross Barkley (Nice)
• Manuel Lanzini (West Ham)
• Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain (Liverpool)
• Florian Grealich (Ajax)
• David Soria (Getafe)
• Daler Kuziaev (Zenit)
• Vladimir Coufal (West Ham)
• Mohamed Elneny (Arsenal)
• Dennis Geiger (Hoffenheim)
• Hamari Traore (Rennes)
• Alfredo Morelos (Rangers)
• Luis Muriel (Atalanta)
• Michael Olunga (Al Duhail)
• Dmitry Barinov (Lokomotiv Moscow)
• Rani Khedira (Union Berlin)
• Jeffrey Schlupp (Crystal Palace)
• Alexander Djiku (Strasbourg)
• Jason Denayer (Shabab Al-Ahli)
• Todd Cantwell (Norwich)
• Mouctar Diakhaby (Valencia)
• Alejandro Catena (Rayo Vallecano)
• Carlos Cuesta (Genk)
• Timo Hubers (Cologne)
• Josip Brekalo (Wolfsburg)
• Julian Ryerson (Union Berlin)
• Jonjo Shelvey (Newcastle)
• Bobby Reid (Fulham)
• Branco van den Boomen (Toulouse)
• Aaron Martin (Mainz)
• Alex Garcia (Girona)